Schools seeking $867M in state grants

Ohio requests exceed available money 9 to 1

1:51 AM,
Oct. 29, 2013

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Ohio schools are seeking nearly nine times the available grant funding for innovation, a sign that districts are filled with creative solutions, according to the state superintendent.

The Ohio Department of Education on Monday announced 420 entities made 570 applications for the state's available $100 million in Straight A Fund grants designed to prompt collaboration and creativity. The applications ask for a combined $867.7 million in funding, so the competition to win will be stiff, said Richard Ross, Ohio superintendent of public instruction.